I will start. I vote for Stairway to Heaven for Zep. Its grand with a great finish. I will throw in Salisbury by Uriah Heap. Ok lets see some posts of what you think is a groups masterpiece.
roxy, I admit to being one who didn't take the term "epic" literally enough. I named titles which I consider epically great, but that wasn't the question. Some of mine do fit the term, such as Richard Thompson's "Shoot Out The Lights" and Television's "Marquee Moon". Here's another: Dave Edmund's reworking of Khachaturian's "Sabre Dance" when he was in the group Love Sculpture.
Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody Clapton - Layla Guns and roses - Paradise City Tom Petty - American Girl Bob Dylan - Tangled Up In Blue Bruce Springsteen - Thunder Road
Here are some elements that I plucked of the internet to help convey the intent of my post. Don't get me wrong some of the songs members brought up are awesome and powerful. "Epic Rock is an alternative label for Symphonic Metal and similarly grand-sounding Rock Music for North America and elsewhere that Metal is defined by a complete absence of pop elements. ... Music that sounds "epic" in addition to being Rock."
"majestic;impressivelygreat:theepicevent"
"Oftentimes the climax at the moment where most people go "whoa...this is epic..." has an adjusted meter of some kind. Sometimes the music will go into a doubletime feel; in my opinion, this matches the human reaction of relaxation at a moment of climax. (Insert sex analogy"
My choice for another epic song would be Baba O'Reilly (aka Teenage Wasteland) by the Who. Builds slow and builds and builds till a feverish ending. Great lyrics. Epic
Ahhh here is another one. Yes "Close to the Edge" Elements of different intensties and moods. I hear several epic parts of this masterpiece. The organ and guitar solo near the middle and Jon Anderson's emotional ending. "Epic"
King Crimson - Court of the Crimson King AND Starless. Yes - Close to the Edge. Rush - 2112. Pink Floyd - Us and Them. Van Der Graaf Generator - A Plague of the Lighthouse Keepers. Can - Halleluhwah. WAR - The World is a Ghetto. Genesis - Suppers Ready. Lynyrd Skynyrd - Free Bird. Mike Oldfield - Tubular Bells. Roxy Music - Avalon. Henry Cow - Living in the Heart of the Beast. Zappa - Way too many to list.....
Epic... in terms of production, sound quality, songs, etc... I'd vote for two Supertramp albums: Crime of the Century of course, but also the less appreciated (post-Hodgson) Brother Where You Bound. Several tracks are a musical journey, and reference quality sound production. I've heard 3 different CD pressings of "Brother" over the years, and my first edition CD from 1985 is still the most dynamic. Get it if you can!
When I was a small boy I heard 'River Deep,Mountain High' by Tina Turner for the first time. The melody of the song made an awesome impression on me and the hairs on my neck literally stood up. That was a rare experience....
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